diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationService.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationService.java
index 1b4c51e2397..d6361ebfce8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationService.java
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ public void init(Project project) {
   }
 
   public void addYml(Project project) {
-    githubActionsService.addYml(project);
+    githubActionsService.addYmls(project);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainService.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainService.java
index 4d960088030..3f09a879c51 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainService.java
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@
 
 public class GithubActionsDomainService implements GithubActionsService {
 
-  public static final String SOURCE = "githubactions";
-  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_FOLDER = ".github/workflows/";
-  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_YML = "github-actions.yml.mustache";
+  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_CI_SOURCE_FOLDER = "githubactions/.github/workflows/";
+  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_CI_YML = "github-actions.yml.mustache";
+  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_CI_DESTINATION_FOLDER = ".github/workflows/";
+
+  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_SETUP_SOURCE_FOLDER = "githubactions/.github/actions/setup/";
+  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_SETUP_YML = "action.yml.mustache";
+  public static final String GITHUB_ACTIONS_SETUP_DESTINATION_FOLDER = ".github/actions/setup/";
 
   private final ProjectRepository projectRepository;
 
@@ -17,11 +21,17 @@ public GithubActionsDomainService(ProjectRepository projectRepository) {
 
   @Override
   public void init(Project project) {
-    addYml(project);
+    addYmls(project);
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void addYml(Project project) {
-    projectRepository.template(project, SOURCE, GITHUB_ACTIONS_YML, GITHUB_ACTIONS_FOLDER);
+  public void addYmls(Project project) {
+    projectRepository.template(
+      project,
+      GITHUB_ACTIONS_SETUP_SOURCE_FOLDER,
+      GITHUB_ACTIONS_SETUP_YML,
+      GITHUB_ACTIONS_SETUP_DESTINATION_FOLDER
+    );
+    projectRepository.template(project, GITHUB_ACTIONS_CI_SOURCE_FOLDER, GITHUB_ACTIONS_CI_YML, GITHUB_ACTIONS_CI_DESTINATION_FOLDER);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsService.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsService.java
index 8b7a30d7c9e..ecf518881b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsService.java
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 public interface GithubActionsService {
   void init(Project project);
 
-  void addYml(Project project);
+  void addYmls(Project project);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/config/GithubActionsBeanConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/config/GithubActionsBeanConfiguration.java
index 9bf75914150..b087990607d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/config/GithubActionsBeanConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/config/GithubActionsBeanConfiguration.java
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
-import org.springframework.objenesis.SpringObjenesis;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.githubactions.domain.GithubActionsDomainService;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.githubactions.domain.GithubActionsService;
 import tech.jhipster.lite.generator.project.domain.ProjectRepository;
diff --git a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/primary/rest/GithubActionsResource.java b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/primary/rest/GithubActionsResource.java
index 326dc144160..736a5cfa29b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/primary/rest/GithubActionsResource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/infrastructure/primary/rest/GithubActionsResource.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class GithubActionsResource {
   @Operation(summary = "Init Github Actions YML file")
   @ApiResponse(responseCode = "500", description = "An error occurred while initializing the github-actions.yml.mustache file")
   @PostMapping("/init")
-  @GeneratorStep(id = "init")
+  @GeneratorStep(id = "github-actions")
   public void init(@RequestBody ProjectDTO projectDTO) {
     Project project = ProjectDTO.toProject(projectDTO);
     githubActionsApplicationService.init(project);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/generator/githubactions/.github/actions/setup/action.yml.mustache b/src/main/resources/generator/githubactions/.github/actions/setup/action.yml.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc603d00457
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/generator/githubactions/.github/actions/setup/action.yml.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: 'Setup'
+description: 'Setup environment with Java 17, Node 16.14.0'
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: 'Setup: Node.js'
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v2.5.0
+      with:
+        node-version: 16.14.0
+    - name: 'Setup: update NPM'
+      shell: bash
+      run: npm install -g npm
+    - name: 'Setup: Java 17'
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        java-version: '17.x'
+    - name: 'Setup: check tools'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        node -v
+        npm -v
+        java -version
diff --git a/src/main/resources/generator/githubactions/github-actions.yml.mustache b/src/main/resources/generator/githubactions/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml.mustache
similarity index 100%
rename from src/main/resources/generator/githubactions/github-actions.yml.mustache
rename to src/main/resources/generator/githubactions/.github/workflows/github-actions.yml.mustache
diff --git a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationServiceIT.java b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationServiceIT.java
index 52ad5893ac2..4d85f685d2f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationServiceIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsApplicationServiceIT.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void shouldInit() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  void shouldAddYml() {
+  void shouldAddYmls() {
     Project project = tmpProject();
 
     githubActionsApplicationService.addYml(project);
diff --git a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsAssertFiles.java b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsAssertFiles.java
index 68051735b27..a99626935a1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsAssertFiles.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/application/GithubActionsAssertFiles.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ public class GithubActionsAssertFiles {
 
   public static void assertFilesYml(Project project) {
     assertFileExist(project, ".github/workflows/github-actions.yml");
+    assertFileExist(project, ".github/actions/setup/action.yml");
   }
 
   public static void assertFilesGithubActions(Project project) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainServiceTest.java
index 562b7e348e6..f94f7fc1cf7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/tech/jhipster/lite/generator/githubactions/domain/GithubActionsDomainServiceTest.java
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ void shouldInit() {
   void shouldAddYml() {
     Project project = tmpProject();
 
-    assertThatCode(() -> githubActionsDomainService.addYml(project)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
+    assertThatCode(() -> githubActionsDomainService.addYmls(project)).doesNotThrowAnyException();
 
     verify(projectRepository)
-      .template(any(Project.class), eq("githubactions"), eq("github-actions.yml.mustache"), eq(".github/workflows/"));
+      .template(any(Project.class), eq("githubactions/.github/actions/setup/"), eq("action.yml.mustache"), eq(".github/actions/setup/"));
+    verify(projectRepository)
+      .template(any(Project.class), eq("githubactions/.github/workflows/"), eq("github-actions.yml.mustache"), eq(".github/workflows/"));
   }
 }